sustainer
nounIn candle-making, a little disk, usually of tin-plate or plaster of Paris, which serves to support in an upright position the wick of a night-light, and prevents its falling over when the light has nearly burned out.
nounOne who or that which sustains.
nounA sufferer.
nounIn entomology, same as
One who, or that which, sustains.
nounOne who
someone who upholds or maintains
